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Wilton Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Ready In: 45 Minutes
Servings: 10
This is the recipe that came with the Gingerbread House Cookie Pan that we bought this holiday season.
Ingredients:
5 -5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups molasses
2 eggs, beaten
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325.
2. Thoroughly mix flour, baking soda, salt and spices.
3. Melt shortening in a large saucepan, let it cool slightly.
4. Add sugar, molasses, and eggs; mix well.
5. Add 4 cups dry ingredients and mix well.
6. Turn mixture onto lightly floured surface. Kneed in remaining dry ingredients by hand. Add a little more flour if necessary to make a firm dough.
7. Divide dough into 2 equal parts (this recipe makes 2 giant cookies).
8. Spray your pan with vegetable pan spray, press dough portion into prepared pan.
9. Bake 23-25 minutes, let cool in pan 5 minutes.
By RecipeOfHealth.com